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Opinion

Bitcoin Set New Record of Daily Transactions the Same Day the U.S. Government Quietly Engineered a Bank Buyout

The events are unconnected, but crypto has a role to play in the wider political realignment questioning the sanctity of central banks and established powers.

JPMorgan building (Shutterstock)

Policy

Singapore Working With Banks to Provide Guidance on Crypto Businesses: Bloomberg

An industry report is expected to outline best practices in areas including due diligence and risk management.

Singapore-based Vauld now has protection from its creditor until Jan. 20.  (Shutterstock)

Finance

Digital Asset Tech Provider Metaco Secures Partnership With Liechtenstein Private Bank

Liechtenstein's VP Bank follows Citibank, Societe Generale, DekaBank and DZ Bank in selecting Metaco to assist with the development of their digital asset services

Liechtenstein (Randy Jost/Pixabay)

Finance

TradFi Banks Team Up to Create Digital Bonds Trading Platform on Blockchain

France's Credit Agricole CIB and Sweden's SEB are creating a system with a goal of being environmentally friendly.

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Opinion

USDC's Depeg Laid Bare the Risks Traditional Finance Poses to Stablecoins

A Moody's analyst examines how the recent banking crisis spilled into crypto, and why alternatives to stablecoins such as tokenized bank deposits and CBDCs may be needed to prevent contagion.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

The UK Has Created Crypto Banking Problems

U.K. lobbying groups and lawmakers have been complaining that crypto clients can’t find a bank and are faced with restrictions, so they are calling the government to act.

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Opinion

Bank Consolidation Threatens Freedom, Makes Case for Bitcoin

The biggest threat from the banking crisis triggered by this month’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank might not lie in the potential for depositors to lose their savings but in the censorship power that massive banks are now accumulating as customers move their money.

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Policy

Australian Regulator Tells Banks to Report Exposure to Startups and Crypto-Related Business: Report

The move comes in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse and global lender volatility, the Australian Financial Review reported Tuesday.

Australia's government is taking a deliberate approach toward creating crypto laws. (Unsplash)